Murder, manslaughter and infanticide: proposals for reform of the law
Status: Closed - with response
Open date: 28 July 2008
Close date: 20 October 2008
Responses published: 14 January 2009
The government has been conducting a review into the law on homicide. The first part of the review was conducted by the Law Commission. This paper set out the government proposals for reforms on:
- partial defences to murder of diminished responsibility and provocation
- the law on complicity in relation to homicide
- infanticide.
We wished to put these proposals and draft clauses for public consultation before introducing legislation.
Consultation paper
- Murder, manslaughter and infanticide: proposals for reform of the law (PDF 0.32mb 64 pages)
- Impact assessment (PDF 0.19mb 22 pages)
Responses
We received 73 responses to the consultation. Some of these broadly support government proposals and others raise concerns or make useful suggestions to improve the clauses. The summary sets out what changes the government has decided to make to the provisions as a result of the consultation. The clauses are set out in full in the Coroners and Justice Bill.
- Summary of responses and government position (PDF 0.21mb 46 pages)
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Further copies of this report and the consultation paper can be obtained by contacting the address below:
Murder Review Team
Ministry of Justice
Criminal Law Policy Unit
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ